United States v. Claude Joseph Guay, United States of America v. Daniel Guay

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• holding French-speaking arrestee - 11 - knowingly waived rights where he told an officer that he could understand English if spoken slowly
• finding valid waiver when defendant indicated he could understand English if it was spoken slowly
• finding waiver valid even though defendants were French-speaking because officers read the Miranda rights aloud, asked defendants if they understood their rights, and defendants responded affirmatively
• finding waiver valid even though defendants were French-speaking because officers read the Miranda rights aloud, asked defendants if they understood their rights, and defendants responded affirmatively
• case remanded with instructions that district court redact customs document and disclose redacted document to defendants
• “A cross- examiner inquiring into specific instances of a defendant’s misconduct must have a good-faith factual basis for such questions.”

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